Suspender-end cord.



I. I. KNOTHE.

SUSPENDER END 0011]).

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 23, 1906- Fig.1.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK F. KNOTHE, OF RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO KNOTHE BROTHERS, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SUSPENDER-END COFID.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANK F. KNOTHE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ridgewood, Bergen county, New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Im provements in Suspender End Cords, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

' My invention relates to improvements in suspender-end cords and the method of making the same.

It has for its object to provide a more durable and ornamental end cord than those at present made and in a simple and economical manner.

m Heretofore end cords have ordinarily been made out of one or two ply leather, from v L which blanks have been cut by suitable dies, which blanks then have their central portions folded in a single fold, so that the edges he one upon another and are then stitched through and through, so that the two edges are secured together. This leaves a very conspicuous raw edge, which is objectionable in appearance. This edge is particularly objectionable and particularly conspicuous where two-ply leather is used, as is the casein the finer suspenders.

In carrying out my invention I provide the central portion of the endcord blank with sufficient material to permit of at least one additional fold, the result being that the central portion is of sufficient strength even though it is made of single-ply leather and that when two folds are made there is left only one visible raw ed e, which is quite inconspicuous, While if t ree folds are made along the central portion no raw ed e whatsoever is visible at that portion. W en only two folds are made, the amount of leather required is no greater than when the old sin le fold was used, and in view of the fact that t e center may be single ply the leather actually necessary is even less than that used in the old form, where double- 1y leather was used throughout. In the t ree-fold. form the amount of additional leather used is very slight] more in case double-ply leather is used t roughout; but double-ply leather in the central portion is even more unnecessary in gas case than when the twofold form is use Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 23, 1906. Serial No. 307,677-

Patented Aug. 28, 1906.

The following is a description of my invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which 5 Figure 1 shows a strip of leather with of Fig. 4, showing two folds at the central portion. Fig. 6 represents a cross-section of a similar end cord in which three folds are made so as to conceal all raw edges along the central portion.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, A is the body }portion of a blank having reinforcing-strips B, secured by glue or aste to the outer edges thereof, from which blanks, such as shown, are cut by suitable dies, those at the lefthand. side being adapted to make end cords having two folds in the leather of their central portions, while those at the right-hand side are adapted to make end cords having three folds in the leather of their central portions.

Fig. 2 shows a blank for a twice-folded end cord, the central portion having an extension 0 on one side beyond the heads of the ends or tab portions 1), which ends or tab portions are cut from the edges formed of two-ply leather.

The extended portion 0 of the blank thus formed is then folded over, as shown in Fig. 3, and secured in place, preferably by paste or glue. The central portion is then again folded upon itself, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5,

and secured by a line of stitches E, forming the finished end cord. It will be seen that in this construction, Fig. 5, only one raw edge is visible, the same being the edge of the unextended side of the body portion of the 5 blank. The central portion of the end cord is made up of the outside leather, which is ordinarily stronger than the lining-leather, and, moreover, has three thicknesses, so that it is stronger than it would be if made with a single fold from two-ply leather.

When blanks of the form shown at the right of Fig. 1 are employed, both edges c c are turned in, as shown in Fig. 6, resu ting in the complete concealment of any raw edges, and therefore a stronger central portion.

In making the form shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4 the additional leather used comes from the strips lying between any two blanks, which has heretofore always been waste leather. When the thriee-folded form is employed, the additional leather is largely taken from this inner strip of hitherto waste leather, so that practically speaking but little additional leather is required even to make this thrice-folded form. The end cords as thus constructed not only have a more elegant appearance and greater strength for the actual amount of leather employed, but except for the very slight additional labor required are as inexpensive as the end cords of the old art. It is obvious that it is not necessary to have the tab por tions reinforced, but that my invention is applicable to Suspender-cords having unreinforced end portions, and that other obvious changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention or its advantages.

What I claim is 1. A suspender-cord having flat end tabs and a rounded central portion connecting the same all formed from a single blank, the central portion having a plurality of folds so that at least one of its raw edges is concealed and stitches holding the material thus folded.

2. A sus ender-cord having flat end tabs and a roun ed central portion connecting the same all formed from a single blank, the central portion having a plurality of folds so that at least one of its raw edges is concealed and stitches holding the material thus folded, the material of said central portion before folding extending beyond the heads of said tabs.

3. A suspender-cord. having two-ply tabs and a single-ply portion between them integral with said tabs, the single-ply portion being folded a plurality of times so as to concoal at least one edge and stitches holding the material thus folded. 7

4. A suspender-eord having end'tabs and a central portion between them integral therewith, said central portion before folding having a portion extending beyond the heads of said tabs, said extension being folded upon the body of the tab and secured thereto by suitable means, and said body being folded on to of said extension and being secured in said olded position by independent securing means.

FRANK F. KNOTHE. litnesses H. B. BROWNELL, L. VREELAND. 

